I was thinking a good way to advocate awareness is to use fictional yet well known characters from the media. Such as Aspie-type characters from popular cartoons. Like, Cheese from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Clam from Camp Lazlo, Edd from Ed Edd & Eddy, ect
The site could be with the characters images on them, then it could say "Did you ever stop to think, these cartoon friends may be Aspie?" Then state, how when you see these characters in cartoons how they are accepted as they are, and this is how society should accept us.
It also would be interesting, if at all possible, to interview the creators of the cartoons, and ask them their opinon on Curbies. I'm assuming since they put a Aspie-type character in their cartoon, they may know someone who is Aspie or a Cousin. For example you could say, "How would the cartoon be different if the Aspie-type character wasn't a part of it? How do you feel this applies to organizations like C.A.N & Autism Speaks who are trying to eradicate the world of people like (insert charcter's name here).
If this goes far enough, there might even be a way to persuade some of the creators to liscence their characters for Anti-Curbie ads. Like, have the guys from lets say Ed Edd and Eddy, walking around going "Where's double D?" then say, "These organizations didn't ask us directly to remove Double D from this commercial, but based on their stance on people like him who are Aspie/Autistic, they might as well have."
This would also not only be a good target to kids, but to adults who watch the cartoon channels with their kids.
I was thinking a good way to advocate awareness is to use fictional yet well known characters from the media. Such as Aspie-type characters from popular cartoons. Like, Cheese from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Clam from Camp Lazlo, Edd from Ed Edd & Eddy, ect
The site could be with the characters images on them, then it could say "Did you ever stop to think, these cartoon friends may be Aspie?" Then state, how when you see these characters in cartoons how they are accepted as they are, and this is how society should accept us.
It also would be interesting, if at all possible, to interview the creators of the cartoons, and ask them their opinon on Curbies. I'm assuming since they put a Aspie-type character in their cartoon, they may know someone who is Aspie or a Cousin. For example you could say, "How would the cartoon be different if the Aspie-type character wasn't a part of it? How do you feel this applies to organizations like C.A.N & Autism Speaks who are trying to eradicate the world of people like (insert charcter's name here).
If this goes far enough, there might even be a way to persuade some of the creators to liscence their characters for Anti-Curbie ads. Like, have the guys from lets say Ed Edd and Eddy, walking around going "Where's double D?" then say, "These organizations didn't ask us directly to remove Double D from this commercial, but based on their stance on people like him who are Aspie/Autistic, they might as well have."
This would also not only be a good target to kids, but to adults who watch the cartoon channels with their kids.
Wow, the world wouldn't miss Einstein but Double D would be a tragic loss? Seems like we're sort of caving in to the idiots.
I think it's a good idea for young NTs, they might not know/care who Einstein was.
Also, with real-life historical people there's always a controversy, "was he really autistic?" .... But with the cartoon characters, if we got the agreement of the CREATORs of that character, well, they would know if the character is designed to be autistic or similar. And if that wasn't deliberate but they sympathize with your idea, they can DECIDE it and that's that. So i think this is a good idea, even though I don't like to watch cartoons except animé, and a few others like "boondocks"... so I have no idea about the characters mentioned in these discussions.
Wow, the world wouldn't miss Einstein but Double D would be a tragic loss? Seems like we're sort of caving in to the idiots.
Oh and I suppose you are suggesting that we're dealing with alot of extremely sensitive and understanding people out there in the world. This is a way to combat the cure groups, that isn't all out offensive.
Caving into the idiots would be simply sitting back and saying, well there's no point in fighting Curibes..forget it, whatever. I'm sorry that you do not understand that for a majority of people, cartoons and cartoon characters are cared about by them, wether or not you think that only applies to loosers.
I can tell you something that won't work, negativity. Which you have been seeming to display alot lately. Ever heard of, if you don't have something nice to say, better not to say anything at all? If you want to be supportive fine, but we already have more than enough people who are un-supportive in this world.
I posted last night on a different thread "Xmen=us?" saying that I could see a lot of aut and aspie traits in some of the characters.
The XMEN themselves were always trying to promote acceptance for those who are different, and that's exactly the message we should be sending.
"I don't want your cure!" I'm pretty sure it was either Angel or Mystique that said that.
A little militant perhaps (Magneto even had the cloak and military top).
But the message is clear, it is a long standing fact of the media industry that messages are often more powerful when shown to a younger audience, and I think that the message of acceptance (peace love and understanding to the hippies like myself among us) is more worthy than getting kids to buy yet more plastic stuff.
Personally I think this is a great idea, but don't forget about einstein and the like (Einsteins two passions were science and sex, rock on) because the kids may not know who they are, but the parents will, and parents have the power, the money, and the clout to change things.
"Wow, the world wouldn't miss Einstein but Double D would be a tragic loss? Seems like we're sort of caving in to the idiots."
The idiots are the ones in a position to either help us, or see us eradicated.
"Only a fool sees the storm and says he doesnt care."
Conrad
The reason I brought up Einstein, is that in alot of cartoons he's mentioned as the poster-boy for really really smart people. Like in Dexter's Laboratory, I belive he had a poster of Einstein in his room and locker.
One thing alot of people have been forgetting, is that this is not just about reaching children. This is about reaching the parents of the children who watch these programs. I'm trying to find a way of dealing with a difficult subject, a subject of loss, without having kids upset, and upset parents calling into the channel angry.
I do think having a character written out of a commercial, then maybe after they explain why he was written out, and say "Organizations who want to cure people with Autism, are looking to write out people like Double D (or whatever character) from our lives." Then have them find Double D somewhere so the kids, don't mistakenly assume that the character was taken out of the show. I mean, we're dealing with like 8 year olds here.
It also has to be a strong message to reach the parents though. That the idea is that, everyone probaly knows someone like said character, and to make them think of how their life would be less without them. The reason I wanted to target Cartoon Network, is it seems that a great majority of cartoons they've produced, have had Aspie/Autie type characters in them. So they have a variety of different shows & characters to use for a perspective campaign.
Sweet! So have you asked them their views on the curbie issue? I don't know if they could really use the character in anything, since after looking at the site. Sibsy said that she's just the storyboarder on the show..but all in all, she does have contacts.
Late pickup on this, but we can make this web site, and (as of the moment) first feature Flash animation.
But with the cartoon characters, if we got the agreement of the CREATORs of that character
Yeah, the international copyright law. Forgot about that...